Flier wire



Oct. 24, 1933.

M. J. MCHALE FLIER WIRE Filed July 51, 1931 Patented Oct. 24, 1933 sms f FLIER WIRE Michael McHale, Scranton, Pa. 7 Application 'July 31,1931. Serial No. 554,312.

' Claims. (01. 117-23)- This invention relates to improvementsv in flier wires adapted for use in spinningmachines and more particularly to certain novelconstructions and securing means therefor. I 3

It has been customary in the spinning art to use flier wires which were fastened on to their respective blocks by means of pins. Such constructions required the forming of the desired shape of the wire on the block and did not permit the use of ready formed wires which were easily adapted for insertion and/or removal.

It is an object of the present invention to pro vide an improved pre-iormed flier wire.

Another object of this invention is the provision of locking means incorporated in such flier wires which means may include parts from previously used wires.

A further object of this invention is the provision of improved flier wire constructions which are adapted for mutual interlocking.

With these and other objects in view, which may be incident to my improvements, the invention consists in the parts and combinations to be hereinafter set forth and claimed, with the understanding that the several necessary elements, comprising my invention, may be varied in construction, proportions and arrangement, without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

In order to make my invention more clearly understood, I have shown in the accompanying drawing means for carrying the same into practical eflect, without limiting the improvements in their useful applications to the particular constructions, which for the purpose of explanation, have been made the subject of illustration.

In the drawing like numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views, of which Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an improved flier wire and locking means, and

Fig. 2 is a top plan View of a flier block and associated flier wires of themutually interlocking type.

Referring to the drawing and more particularly to Fig. 1, there is shown a single flier arm adapted to be used on a wooden or metal flier block provided with an external wire receiving channel, the block engaging segment 14 of the wire is held in operative position by means of a wire member 22 of generally semi-circular configuration, which is provided at its ends with wire engaging loops 23. the bends or sections 20 of the improved flier wire and hold the wire against the block. To secure such an installation, the flier wire is fitted These loops 23 are adapted to engage.

around the block and the arms 12 are brought. together as in a hair pin, the member. 22 being fitted thereover and then slid or pushed into the opposite side of the groove in the block. The members 12 are then returned to their original position, in which position the loops 23 will be in engagement with sections 20 of the flier arms,

the whole being held in fixed position on the block. This construction likewise provides an economical and readily insertable and removable 65. 1 means for securing a flier wire to a flier block and also permits the use of materials on hand, as it will be readily appreciated that the member 22 can be formed from flier wires whose eyelets have been worn out.

Referring to Fig. 2, there is shown a flier wire assembly comprising a pair of wires 12 having the usual eyelets 13, the said wires being shown, for purpose of convenience, as of the straight arm type on one side and the drop arm type on 7515. the other. The wires 12 are of the usual construction described above, having the semi-circular block engaging portions and are provided with the indented or bent portions, designated generally at 25. The bent portions 25 are similar to 'the sections 20 previously described, the chief diflerence being that they are spaced outwardly from the flier blocks to permit the mutual interlocking of the wires. It will be noted that the flier arms may be looped about each other so as to provide a mutual locking engagement, the opposed orabutted wires being intertwined and having their sections 25 in mutual engagement. The ends of the arms 12 extending beyond the interlocked sections '25 may be spread apart in the usual manner to provide a. desired separation of the flier arms. With this construction it will be appreciated that no extraneous locking means is required and it will be appreciated further that such flier wires may be readily applied to a flier block by an operative of a spinning machine, without requiring the removal of the block from the machine or the intervention of a skilled mechanic. 1 i

It will now be appreciated that there have been provided certain novel flier wire constructions which are adapted for use with a wide variety of types of flier blocks, said flier wires being economically manufactured and permitting marked economies in labor and replacement I costs to spinning machine operators.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, I wish it to be understood that I not not confine myself to e the precise details of construction herein set forth, by way of illustrations, as it is apparent that many changes and variations may be made therein, by those skilled in the art, without departing from the spirit of the invention, or exceeding the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. An improved filter wire comprising a cen-' tral block engaging section and arms extending out from said section, said arms being provided with offset portions adjacent the said central section, and means comprising a semi-circular member having looped ends adapted for engagement with said ofiset portions whereby to secure the wire on a flier block.

2. An improved flier block assembly includ-. ing a flier block having a peripheral wire receiv-.

ing groove, a pair of flier wires fitted in said groove and on opposite sides of the saidblock, said wires being provided with offset portions adjacent said block, the arms of said wires being intertwined and held against motion by the mutual engagement of their said ofiset portions.

3. An improved flier block assembly including a flier block having a peripheral wire receiving groove, a pair of flier wires fitted in said groove groove and having arms extending outwardly" therefrom, said arms being provided with offset portions adjacent the central section, and fastening means comprising a wire fitted in the groove formed in the flier block and engaging the offset portions.

5. An improved flier wire assembly including a flier block having a peripheral Wire receiving groove, and. a pair of flier wires provided with central block engaging sections fitted in said groove and having arms extending outwardly therefrom, said arms being provided with offset portions adjacent the central sections and engaged with each other.

MICHAEL J. MCHALE. 

